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19 May, 2024 by Kristin key
18 Jul, 2023 by Dana wright
25 Mar, 2023 by Kathleen flocke
Very knowledgeable and helpful. Definitely call.
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18 May, 2023 by Arnulfo bello
Excelent and professional services
Strong Representation
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05 Feb, 2021 by Joseph mass
08 Aug, 2018 by John
We interviewed Sharlene to help us update or trust and will documents. She immediately realized that an entire revamp of the documents was required to incorporate some of the new changes and updates in the NC laws. She worked with us in person in Raleigh and through email exchanges to finalize all the required documents. When it came time to put the proper paperwork in place, we met again in person. Sharlene took time to answer all questions, was available by phone, email, or in person any time. She also gave us options on what to do going forward, offering her services, or guiding us how to complete the process. I would highly recommend Sharlene for anyone who is nervous about the estate planning process. She made the entire process comfortable and thorough.
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01 Mar, 2024 by Cat bird
Professional, efficient legal services. Best experience I've had for legal needs. Staff is excellent and helpful.
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12 Oct, 2022 by Jeff biehl
27 May, 2022 by Amanda curtis farr
Helpful on point and get results, would not go anywhere else for real estate law. They do the work and get the information right the first time!
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01 Mar, 2024 by Cat bird
Professional, efficient legal services. Best experience I've had for legal needs. Staff is excellent and helpful.
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12 Oct, 2022 by Jeff biehl
27 May, 2022 by Amanda curtis farr
Helpful on point and get results, would not go anywhere else for real estate law. They do the work and get the information right the first time!
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01 Mar, 2024 by Cat bird
Professional, efficient legal services. Best experience I've had for legal needs. Staff is excellent and helpful.
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12 Oct, 2022 by Jeff biehl
27 May, 2022 by Amanda curtis farr
Helpful on point and get results, would not go anywhere else for real estate law. They do the work and get the information right the first time!
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01 Mar, 2024 by Cat bird
Professional, efficient legal services. Best experience I've had for legal needs. Staff is excellent and helpful.
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12 Oct, 2022 by Jeff biehl
27 May, 2022 by Amanda curtis farr
Helpful on point and get results, would not go anywhere else for real estate law. They do the work and get the information right the first time!
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01 Mar, 2024 by Cat bird
Professional, efficient legal services. Best experience I've had for legal needs. Staff is excellent and helpful.
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12 Oct, 2022 by Jeff biehl
27 May, 2022 by Amanda curtis farr
Helpful on point and get results, would not go anywhere else for real estate law. They do the work and get the information right the first time!
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06 Sep, 2024 by Connie r
We’re about 6mths into settling an estate from out of town, and I can’t sing the praises of Mark Vaughn, Spenser Combs and Crystal loud enough. I’m serving as the Executor, and they have been truly fantastic to work with. Most importantly they have helped me avoid mistakes BEFORE making them! I hate redoing work that should have been done right and would require extra explanation to the probate court to correct, so I GREATLY appreciate that when they say, just call/email and ask us first, they MEAN it :) Also, on several occasions that I’ve come to town to clear out the house, they have bent over backward to assist me on minor and major tasks I saw as unsolvable *problems* but to them, it was Par for the course and easily addressed.
After being in this now for several months, a couple notes of advice to offer, for those looking for estate planning & administration: 1) Request for them to do an “Heirs meeting” so they can interpret the Will/trust/whatever documents FOR you. Don’t even try to explain what you don’t know will occur on your own. Let the heirs ask the *attorneys* answer any questions they’re allowed to and describe who works for whom, and why. They essential represent the person who died so they’re basically not allowed to disclose or advise almost anything to the heirs; only the PR is under obligation/allowed to update them (and should do so regularly as the heirs sole their touch point). Having the meeting will keep costs down in the end, since they’ll not need to field all those calls/email from heirs, and not have to reexplain the correct wording, when you explain something wrong or *incompletely* accidentally LOL. When you’re deep in fresh grief after the loss of your loved one, do NOT even try to answer everyone’s questions on your own right off the bat. I’ve learned that even what I read online is grossly inaccurate for how it *actually* works so just ask them every question you have. 2) Take their advice. They really do know their stuff — backwards and forwards. Rely heavily on them b/c mistakes will cost time or money, or both. Better to get it right the 1st time.
Pro Tip: Set up your financial accounts for the estate with Susan/Martha/Dana over at FirstBank in the *Pinterest Plaza* location. Together, with this firm, they have been an efficient dream team, after a very rough start at another local bank. You won’t regret using either.
Lastly, we had to sell property and used Craig Phifer to review the listing agreement and close our side, and had a great experience. Very knowledgeable, very detail-oriented, fairly-priced, and clear instructions. (Not a lot of “hand-holding” since they’re probably used to dealing with higher-end clientele who know what they’re doing already LOL) But, that said, every single question I had if Melissa (his paralegal/assistant), she was happy to answer clearly and in as much detail as I needed :) This office is everything a team of attorneys SHOULD be.
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20 Aug, 2024 by Taylor renee
I have done 2 transactions with this firm. Tabitha being the main point of contact for each. I am only giving two starts because the transactions closed and there were not any huge issues that held up closing. Tabitha is not someone that I would ever work with again. She is rude, and has no communication skills whatsoever as well as no customer service skills. It felt like I was inconveniencing her when I would call to ask questions. I get several emails with documents attached to them with absolutely no explication on what they were. If I didn’t have experience in the real estate industry I wouldn’t have had a clue what they were. I will be taking my business elsewhere in the future.
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08 Jul, 2024 by Kimberly martinez
Used Mr. Clarke in the past & was satisfied with his work. Recently contacted office to get an appointment for new law matters & could not even get someone to schedule me an appointment! Follow up was unprofessional. Guess my money isn't good enough now. Went to someone else.
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06 Sep, 2024 by Connie r
We’re about 6mths into settling an estate from out of town, and I can’t sing the praises of Mark Vaughn, Spenser Combs and Crystal loud enough. I’m serving as the Executor, and they have been truly fantastic to work with. Most importantly they have helped me avoid mistakes BEFORE making them! I hate redoing work that should have been done right and would require extra explanation to the probate court to correct, so I GREATLY appreciate that when they say, just call/email and ask us first, they MEAN it :) Also, on several occasions that I’ve come to town to clear out the house, they have bent over backward to assist me on minor and major tasks I saw as unsolvable *problems* but to them, it was Par for the course and easily addressed.
After being in this now for several months, a couple notes of advice to offer, for those looking for estate planning & administration: 1) Request for them to do an “Heirs meeting” so they can interpret the Will/trust/whatever documents FOR you. Don’t even try to explain what you don’t know will occur on your own. Let the heirs ask the *attorneys* answer any questions they’re allowed to and describe who works for whom, and why. They essential represent the person who died so they’re basically not allowed to disclose or advise almost anything to the heirs; only the PR is under obligation/allowed to update them (and should do so regularly as the heirs sole their touch point). Having the meeting will keep costs down in the end, since they’ll not need to field all those calls/email from heirs, and not have to reexplain the correct wording, when you explain something wrong or *incompletely* accidentally LOL. When you’re deep in fresh grief after the loss of your loved one, do NOT even try to answer everyone’s questions on your own right off the bat. I’ve learned that even what I read online is grossly inaccurate for how it *actually* works so just ask them every question you have. 2) Take their advice. They really do know their stuff — backwards and forwards. Rely heavily on them b/c mistakes will cost time or money, or both. Better to get it right the 1st time.
Pro Tip: Set up your financial accounts for the estate with Susan/Martha/Dana over at FirstBank in the *Pinterest Plaza* location. Together, with this firm, they have been an efficient dream team, after a very rough start at another local bank. You won’t regret using either.
Lastly, we had to sell property and used Craig Phifer to review the listing agreement and close our side, and had a great experience. Very knowledgeable, very detail-oriented, fairly-priced, and clear instructions. (Not a lot of “hand-holding” since they’re probably used to dealing with higher-end clientele who know what they’re doing already LOL) But, that said, every single question I had if Melissa (his paralegal/assistant), she was happy to answer clearly and in as much detail as I needed :) This office is everything a team of attorneys SHOULD be.
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20 Aug, 2024 by Taylor renee
I have done 2 transactions with this firm. Tabitha being the main point of contact for each. I am only giving two starts because the transactions closed and there were not any huge issues that held up closing. Tabitha is not someone that I would ever work with again. She is rude, and has no communication skills whatsoever as well as no customer service skills. It felt like I was inconveniencing her when I would call to ask questions. I get several emails with documents attached to them with absolutely no explication on what they were. If I didn’t have experience in the real estate industry I wouldn’t have had a clue what they were. I will be taking my business elsewhere in the future.
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08 Jul, 2024 by Dennis lefond
Timely service
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06 Sep, 2024 by Connie r
We’re about 6mths into settling an estate from out of town, and I can’t sing the praises of Mark Vaughn, Spenser Combs and Crystal loud enough. I’m serving as the Executor, and they have been truly fantastic to work with. Most importantly they have helped me avoid mistakes BEFORE making them! I hate redoing work that should have been done right and would require extra explanation to the probate court to correct, so I GREATLY appreciate that when they say, just call/email and ask us first, they MEAN it :) Also, on several occasions that I’ve come to town to clear out the house, they have bent over backward to assist me on minor and major tasks I saw as unsolvable *problems* but to them, it was Par for the course and easily addressed.
After being in this now for several months, a couple notes of advice to offer, for those looking for estate planning & administration: 1) Request for them to do an “Heirs meeting” so they can interpret the Will/trust/whatever documents FOR you. Don’t even try to explain what you don’t know will occur on your own. Let the heirs ask the *attorneys* answer any questions they’re allowed to and describe who works for whom, and why. They essential represent the person who died so they’re basically not allowed to disclose or advise almost anything to the heirs; only the PR is under obligation/allowed to update them (and should do so regularly as the heirs sole their touch point). Having the meeting will keep costs down in the end, since they’ll not need to field all those calls/email from heirs, and not have to reexplain the correct wording, when you explain something wrong or *incompletely* accidentally LOL. When you’re deep in fresh grief after the loss of your loved one, do NOT even try to answer everyone’s questions on your own right off the bat. I’ve learned that even what I read online is grossly inaccurate for how it *actually* works so just ask them every question you have. 2) Take their advice. They really do know their stuff — backwards and forwards. Rely heavily on them b/c mistakes will cost time or money, or both. Better to get it right the 1st time.
Pro Tip: Set up your financial accounts for the estate with Susan/Martha/Dana over at FirstBank in the *Pinterest Plaza* location. Together, with this firm, they have been an efficient dream team, after a very rough start at another local bank. You won’t regret using either.
Lastly, we had to sell property and used Craig Phifer to review the listing agreement and close our side, and had a great experience. Very knowledgeable, very detail-oriented, fairly-priced, and clear instructions. (Not a lot of “hand-holding” since they’re probably used to dealing with higher-end clientele who know what they’re doing already LOL) But, that said, every single question I had if Melissa (his paralegal/assistant), she was happy to answer clearly and in as much detail as I needed :) This office is everything a team of attorneys SHOULD be.
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20 Aug, 2024 by Taylor renee
I have done 2 transactions with this firm. Tabitha being the main point of contact for each. I am only giving two starts because the transactions closed and there were not any huge issues that held up closing. Tabitha is not someone that I would ever work with again. She is rude, and has no communication skills whatsoever as well as no customer service skills. It felt like I was inconveniencing her when I would call to ask questions. I get several emails with documents attached to them with absolutely no explication on what they were. If I didn’t have experience in the real estate industry I wouldn’t have had a clue what they were. I will be taking my business elsewhere in the future.
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08 Jul, 2024 by Dennis lefond
Timely service
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06 Sep, 2024 by Connie r
We’re about 6mths into settling an estate from out of town, and I can’t sing the praises of Mark Vaughn, Spenser Combs and Crystal loud enough. I’m serving as the Executor, and they have been truly fantastic to work with. Most importantly they have helped me avoid mistakes BEFORE making them! I hate redoing work that should have been done right and would require extra explanation to the probate court to correct, so I GREATLY appreciate that when they say, just call/email and ask us first, they MEAN it :) Also, on several occasions that I’ve come to town to clear out the house, they have bent over backward to assist me on minor and major tasks I saw as unsolvable *problems* but to them, it was Par for the course and easily addressed.
After being in this now for several months, a couple notes of advice to offer, for those looking for estate planning & administration: 1) Request for them to do an “Heirs meeting” so they can interpret the Will/trust/whatever documents FOR you. Don’t even try to explain what you don’t know will occur on your own. Let the heirs ask the *attorneys* answer any questions they’re allowed to and describe who works for whom, and why. They essential represent the person who died so they’re basically not allowed to disclose or advise almost anything to the heirs; only the PR is under obligation/allowed to update them (and should do so regularly as the heirs sole their touch point). Having the meeting will keep costs down in the end, since they’ll not need to field all those calls/email from heirs, and not have to reexplain the correct wording, when you explain something wrong or *incompletely* accidentally LOL. When you’re deep in fresh grief after the loss of your loved one, do NOT even try to answer everyone’s questions on your own right off the bat. I’ve learned that even what I read online is grossly inaccurate for how it *actually* works so just ask them every question you have. 2) Take their advice. They really do know their stuff — backwards and forwards. Rely heavily on them b/c mistakes will cost time or money, or both. Better to get it right the 1st time.
Pro Tip: Set up your financial accounts for the estate with Susan/Martha/Dana over at FirstBank in the *Pinterest Plaza* location. Together, with this firm, they have been an efficient dream team, after a very rough start at another local bank. You won’t regret using either.
Lastly, we had to sell property and used Craig Phifer to review the listing agreement and close our side, and had a great experience. Very knowledgeable, very detail-oriented, fairly-priced, and clear instructions. (Not a lot of “hand-holding” since they’re probably used to dealing with higher-end clientele who know what they’re doing already LOL) But, that said, every single question I had if Melissa (his paralegal/assistant), she was happy to answer clearly and in as much detail as I needed :) This office is everything a team of attorneys SHOULD be.
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20 Aug, 2024 by Taylor renee
I have done 2 transactions with this firm. Tabitha being the main point of contact for each. I am only giving two starts because the transactions closed and there were not any huge issues that held up closing. Tabitha is not someone that I would ever work with again. She is rude, and has no communication skills whatsoever as well as no customer service skills. It felt like I was inconveniencing her when I would call to ask questions. I get several emails with documents attached to them with absolutely no explication on what they were. If I didn’t have experience in the real estate industry I wouldn’t have had a clue what they were. I will be taking my business elsewhere in the future.
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08 Jul, 2024 by Dennis lefond
Timely service
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06 Sep, 2024 by Connie r
We’re about 6mths into settling an estate from out of town, and I can’t sing the praises of Mark Vaughn, Spenser Combs and Crystal loud enough. I’m serving as the Executor, and they have been truly fantastic to work with. Most importantly they have helped me avoid mistakes BEFORE making them! I hate redoing work that should have been done right and would require extra explanation to the probate court to correct, so I GREATLY appreciate that when they say, just call/email and ask us first, they MEAN it :) Also, on several occasions that I’ve come to town to clear out the house, they have bent over backward to assist me on minor and major tasks I saw as unsolvable *problems* but to them, it was Par for the course and easily addressed.
After being in this now for several months, a couple notes of advice to offer, for those looking for estate planning & administration: 1) Request for them to do an “Heirs meeting” so they can interpret the Will/trust/whatever documents FOR you. Don’t even try to explain what you don’t know will occur on your own. Let the heirs ask the *attorneys* answer any questions they’re allowed to and describe who works for whom, and why. They essential represent the person who died so they’re basically not allowed to disclose or advise almost anything to the heirs; only the PR is under obligation/allowed to update them (and should do so regularly as the heirs sole their touch point). Having the meeting will keep costs down in the end, since they’ll not need to field all those calls/email from heirs, and not have to reexplain the correct wording, when you explain something wrong or *incompletely* accidentally LOL. When you’re deep in fresh grief after the loss of your loved one, do NOT even try to answer everyone’s questions on your own right off the bat. I’ve learned that even what I read online is grossly inaccurate for how it *actually* works so just ask them every question you have. 2) Take their advice. They really do know their stuff — backwards and forwards. Rely heavily on them b/c mistakes will cost time or money, or both. Better to get it right the 1st time.
Pro Tip: Set up your financial accounts for the estate with Susan/Martha/Dana over at FirstBank in the *Pinterest Plaza* location. Together, with this firm, they have been an efficient dream team, after a very rough start at another local bank. You won’t regret using either.
Lastly, we had to sell property and used Craig Phifer to review the listing agreement and close our side, and had a great experience. Very knowledgeable, very detail-oriented, fairly-priced, and clear instructions. (Not a lot of “hand-holding” since they’re probably used to dealing with higher-end clientele who know what they’re doing already LOL) But, that said, every single question I had if Melissa (his paralegal/assistant), she was happy to answer clearly and in as much detail as I needed :) This office is everything a team of attorneys SHOULD be.
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20 Aug, 2024 by Taylor renee
I have done 2 transactions with this firm. Tabitha being the main point of contact for each. I am only giving two starts because the transactions closed and there were not any huge issues that held up closing. Tabitha is not someone that I would ever work with again. She is rude, and has no communication skills whatsoever as well as no customer service skills. It felt like I was inconveniencing her when I would call to ask questions. I get several emails with documents attached to them with absolutely no explication on what they were. If I didn’t have experience in the real estate industry I wouldn’t have had a clue what they were. I will be taking my business elsewhere in the future.
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08 Jul, 2024 by Dennis lefond
Timely service
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06 Sep, 2024 by Connie r
We’re about 6mths into settling an estate from out of town, and I can’t sing the praises of Mark Vaughn, Spenser Combs and Crystal loud enough. I’m serving as the Executor, and they have been truly fantastic to work with. Most importantly they have helped me avoid mistakes BEFORE making them! I hate redoing work that should have been done right and would require extra explanation to the probate court to correct, so I GREATLY appreciate that when they say, just call/email and ask us first, they MEAN it :) Also, on several occasions that I’ve come to town to clear out the house, they have bent over backward to assist me on minor and major tasks I saw as unsolvable *problems* but to them, it was Par for the course and easily addressed.
After being in this now for several months, a couple notes of advice to offer, for those looking for estate planning & administration: 1) Request for them to do an “Heirs meeting” so they can interpret the Will/trust/whatever documents FOR you. Don’t even try to explain what you don’t know will occur on your own. Let the heirs ask the *attorneys* answer any questions they’re allowed to and describe who works for whom, and why. They essential represent the person who died so they’re basically not allowed to disclose or advise almost anything to the heirs; only the PR is under obligation/allowed to update them (and should do so regularly as the heirs sole their touch point). Having the meeting will keep costs down in the end, since they’ll not need to field all those calls/email from heirs, and not have to reexplain the correct wording, when you explain something wrong or *incompletely* accidentally LOL. When you’re deep in fresh grief after the loss of your loved one, do NOT even try to answer everyone’s questions on your own right off the bat. I’ve learned that even what I read online is grossly inaccurate for how it *actually* works so just ask them every question you have. 2) Take their advice. They really do know their stuff — backwards and forwards. Rely heavily on them b/c mistakes will cost time or money, or both. Better to get it right the 1st time.
Pro Tip: Set up your financial accounts for the estate with Susan/Martha/Dana over at FirstBank in the *Pinterest Plaza* location. Together, with this firm, they have been an efficient dream team, after a very rough start at another local bank. You won’t regret using either.
Lastly, we had to sell property and used Craig Phifer to review the listing agreement and close our side, and had a great experience. Very knowledgeable, very detail-oriented, fairly-priced, and clear instructions. (Not a lot of “hand-holding” since they’re probably used to dealing with higher-end clientele who know what they’re doing already LOL) But, that said, every single question I had if Melissa (his paralegal/assistant), she was happy to answer clearly and in as much detail as I needed :) This office is everything a team of attorneys SHOULD be.
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20 Aug, 2024 by Taylor renee
I have done 2 transactions with this firm. Tabitha being the main point of contact for each. I am only giving two starts because the transactions closed and there were not any huge issues that held up closing. Tabitha is not someone that I would ever work with again. She is rude, and has no communication skills whatsoever as well as no customer service skills. It felt like I was inconveniencing her when I would call to ask questions. I get several emails with documents attached to them with absolutely no explication on what they were. If I didn’t have experience in the real estate industry I wouldn’t have had a clue what they were. I will be taking my business elsewhere in the future.
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02 Mar, 2024 by D&h gass
I hired Atty. Clarke for my daughter’s legal seperation and rehired again for her divorce. I’m extremely soooo soooo happy how he handled her divorce. He was very thorough in every aspects and really looked after my daughter’s and granddaughter’s well being with dignity and pride. I highly recommend him and this office. Job well done! Thank you very much!
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02 Jun, 2023 by Lisa
I hired Foushee to help with my high conflict divorce. She charged me 5k right from the start and never bothered to meet me in person. Lacked empathy towards my situation. Withdrew from my case because I did what the police told me to do and filed a 50 B. She disagreed with it. I was never refunded the any money and she basically didn’t do anything but refer me to the worst attorney in the world. An attorney that is well known for doing a terrible job. I’ve met other women in divorce care who felt like Foushee treated them poorly and disrespectfully. In my opinion she turns her nose up at stay at home moms. Terrible. Wouldn’t recommend her to anyone.
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19 May, 2022 by Anonymous
Ms. Foushee did an outstanding job in my case. Not only was she professional, but she showed care when she was always willing to listen to my concerns. I also felt that she truly cared about my daughter's well being. In what I believe is a broken legal system when it comes to the child's mental health and case processing times, Ms. Foushee work was exceptional with all matters under her control. I could not think of a better attorney and highly recommend her for family matters.
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08 Apr, 2022 by Nicholas bland
My trial has been ongoing since 2018. Ms. Foushee has been representing my ex-wife since 2018. I have no problem with this. I do however have an extreme problem with how she has represented my children, which is why this firm deserves negative stars.
My children have been represented by Ms. Whitney Foushee since 2018. To my knowledge, Ms. Foushee has no children, has no idea what it is like to be a parent, and she should not be representing children in court in my humble opinion. In 2018, I signed a document, without proper legal counsel, after constant pressure and manipulation by my ex-wife. This document, which Ms. Foushee created, directly contributed to the disintegration of the relationship with my children. Since signing that document, my children have never stepped foot in my home, and have only spent one night with me in the past 3+ years. I was not even allowed to visit them at their school before they moved to Florida.
Please put yourself in this situation and try to understand the emotional and psychological damage this can do to a person. This firm does not care about your children. The only thing this firm cares about is your money. I have taken responsibility for the action of signing that document. I demand the same responsibility/accountability for the attorney who would draft such a document.
Please google search and read through the following articles that discuss parental alienation as a form of child abuse, and reference how attorneys like Whitney Foushee should be held responsible for this child abuse as well.
Parental Alienation (Syndrome)-A serious form of psychological child abuse" Ment Health Fam Med (2018) 14: 725-739. This was published by Dr. Boch in the Journal of Mental Health and Family Medicine in 2018.
Parental Alienation as a Form of Emotional Child Abuse: Current State of Knowledge and Future Directions for Research (Family Science Review, Volume 22, Issue 4, 2018). This document was published by Dr. Kruk in the journal of Family Science Review in 2018.
Parental Alienating Behaviors: An Unacknowledged Form of Family Violence. (2018, Vol. 144, No. 12, 1275–12990033-2909/18/$12.00 http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/bul0000175). This article was published in the journal of the American Psychological Association in 2018.
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09 Oct, 2024 by Tom ranck
My attorney Sam and his two assistants Sarah and Heather were tremendous through every step of the way for me.
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03 Oct, 2024 by Scott maness
I went to Van Camp,Meacham & Newman and was introduced to Donald McLamb for a divorce my wife served me with. I was married 20 years and left my home that i loved after my wife had multiple affairs i found about after the fact. I was at a point in my life i didn't know what i was going to do trying to find a place to stay. Being 60 and having to start all over and trauma bonded with EX playing games. With Mr Mcclamb and Audrey for back up steering me through the legal process i never thought i would have to go through. I was always doubting the outcome of the case because my Ex was very manipulative and has already been through it with 2 other divorces under her belt and bragging they didn't get anything. Mr. Mclamb calmed my nerves and told me the law and said it was on my side. I still had doubt but then the big day of mediation came and he was so calm and i knew he had it. I sat back watched him work with it like he said the law was on my side just like he said. The verdict came back exactly like he said in my favor and i was very satisfied with the outcome. I have already recommended 2 of my friends there with 2 different cases that the firm specializes in. They are definitely 5 star in my book !!
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04 Sep, 2024 by Rianna martinez
We had an absolutely challenging and unimaginable experience with our then landlord, and Marissa Ramirez was instrumental in helping us navigate the situation. The battle was long and difficult, extending months beyond our lease's end, but Marissa's expertise, dedication, and organization made all the difference. We couldn’t be happier with the exceptional service and support she provided throughout this process. Highly recommend Marissa to anyone in need of a skilled and professional lawyer.
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09 Oct, 2024 by Tom ranck
My attorney Sam and his two assistants Sarah and Heather were tremendous through every step of the way for me.
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03 Oct, 2024 by Scott maness
I went to Van Camp,Meacham & Newman and was introduced to Donald McLamb for a divorce my wife served me with. I was married 20 years and left my home that i loved after my wife had multiple affairs i found about after the fact. I was at a point in my life i didn't know what i was going to do trying to find a place to stay. Being 60 and having to start all over and trauma bonded with EX playing games. With Mr Mcclamb and Audrey for back up steering me through the legal process i never thought i would have to go through. I was always doubting the outcome of the case because my Ex was very manipulative and has already been through it with 2 other divorces under her belt and bragging they didn't get anything. Mr. Mclamb calmed my nerves and told me the law and said it was on my side. I still had doubt but then the big day of mediation came and he was so calm and i knew he had it. I sat back watched him work with it like he said the law was on my side just like he said. The verdict came back exactly like he said in my favor and i was very satisfied with the outcome. I have already recommended 2 of my friends there with 2 different cases that the firm specializes in. They are definitely 5 star in my book !!
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04 Sep, 2024 by Rianna martinez
We had an absolutely challenging and unimaginable experience with our then landlord, and Marissa Ramirez was instrumental in helping us navigate the situation. The battle was long and difficult, extending months beyond our lease's end, but Marissa's expertise, dedication, and organization made all the difference. We couldn’t be happier with the exceptional service and support she provided throughout this process. Highly recommend Marissa to anyone in need of a skilled and professional lawyer.
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09 Oct, 2024 by Tom ranck
My attorney Sam and his two assistants Sarah and Heather were tremendous through every step of the way for me.
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03 Oct, 2024 by Scott maness
I went to Van Camp,Meacham & Newman and was introduced to Donald McLamb for a divorce my wife served me with. I was married 20 years and left my home that i loved after my wife had multiple affairs i found about after the fact. I was at a point in my life i didn't know what i was going to do trying to find a place to stay. Being 60 and having to start all over and trauma bonded with EX playing games. With Mr Mcclamb and Audrey for back up steering me through the legal process i never thought i would have to go through. I was always doubting the outcome of the case because my Ex was very manipulative and has already been through it with 2 other divorces under her belt and bragging they didn't get anything. Mr. Mclamb calmed my nerves and told me the law and said it was on my side. I still had doubt but then the big day of mediation came and he was so calm and i knew he had it. I sat back watched him work with it like he said the law was on my side just like he said. The verdict came back exactly like he said in my favor and i was very satisfied with the outcome. I have already recommended 2 of my friends there with 2 different cases that the firm specializes in. They are definitely 5 star in my book !!
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04 Sep, 2024 by Rianna martinez
We had an absolutely challenging and unimaginable experience with our then landlord, and Marissa Ramirez was instrumental in helping us navigate the situation. The battle was long and difficult, extending months beyond our lease's end, but Marissa's expertise, dedication, and organization made all the difference. We couldn’t be happier with the exceptional service and support she provided throughout this process. Highly recommend Marissa to anyone in need of a skilled and professional lawyer.
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07 Sep, 2024 by Neeru kakkar
We hired Jim Van Kemp and regret it. He continued a case against our will and then did not show up on that date. He and his office never returned our phone calls after repeated promises of a call back!! Extremely unprofessional and unethical. We ended up hiring another attorney and need our retainer back!!
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07 Sep, 2024 by Rahul kakkar
Jim is the most unprofessional attorney I have come across in the last 25 years of working with scores of them. My son paid him 1250 dollars last year to fight a traffic case and Jim asked the judge for continuation without my son’s consent. After that he would not schedule the case. He kept postponing it. On one of the court dates he was supposed to represent my son but failed to appear and failed to inform my son who lives in a different county. My son got arrested and my wife had to rush from Fayetteville to Raleigh to plead with the magistrate. The whole thing cost us a bail money of 2000/-. After that Jim never returned phone calls and emails from my son, my wife, my son’s civil attorney and myself. My son had to hire another attorney after one year of drama and dragging by this unscrupulous attorney. That cost him another 750/ dollars. So here is a young man left with a wrongful arrest and 4000/- dollars down due to shear negligence of Jim Van Kamp. You can decide yourself if you want to hire him.
Although I am not in a position to make a diagnosis, other reviews also suggest he has hard time remembering and executing his task as an attorney. May be time for him to get some medical/psychological advice. If this is his attitude, god save his clients.
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23 Apr, 2024 by Illie baker jr.
Very helpful
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04 Jun, 2024 by Stephanie blue
15 Mar, 2024 by Shane finlay
Was very impressed working with them for a real estate closing!
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12 Dec, 2023 by Ashlene williams
Walked us through everything during our home purchase. Friendly & knowledgeable! Excellent staff as well :)
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07 Sep, 2024 by Neeru kakkar
We hired Jim Van Kemp and regret it. He continued a case against our will and then did not show up on that date. He and his office never returned our phone calls after repeated promises of a call back!! Extremely unprofessional and unethical. We ended up hiring another attorney and need our retainer back!!
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07 Sep, 2024 by Rahul kakkar
Jim is the most unprofessional attorney I have come across in the last 25 years of working with scores of them. My son paid him 1250 dollars last year to fight a traffic case and Jim asked the judge for continuation without my son’s consent. After that he would not schedule the case. He kept postponing it. On one of the court dates he was supposed to represent my son but failed to appear and failed to inform my son who lives in a different county. My son got arrested and my wife had to rush from Fayetteville to Raleigh to plead with the magistrate. The whole thing cost us a bail money of 2000/-. After that Jim never returned phone calls and emails from my son, my wife, my son’s civil attorney and myself. My son had to hire another attorney after one year of drama and dragging by this unscrupulous attorney. That cost him another 750/ dollars. So here is a young man left with a wrongful arrest and 4000/- dollars down due to shear negligence of Jim Van Kamp. You can decide yourself if you want to hire him.
Although I am not in a position to make a diagnosis, other reviews also suggest he has hard time remembering and executing his task as an attorney. May be time for him to get some medical/psychological advice. If this is his attitude, god save his clients.
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23 Apr, 2024 by Illie baker jr.
Very helpful
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